Market Manager Professional Development Series 2017/8

Lucky us. The Farmers’ Markets of Nova Scotia Cooperative is running a “travelling road show” version of our Market Manager-Leader-Staff professional development series in 2017.

What that means is that we can move our program around the province, offering a monthly networking and professional development day in various market locations or towns. We will meet 6 times in 2017. We will do a training/workshop in the mornings, and work on some projects together in the afternoons. We will cluster the work groups in small, medium, and large-sized market groups, so you are working with colleagues from similarly-sized markets.

The benefit is that more of you should be able to participate because, at least once, we’ll be meeting in a location very close to home. (In fact, we are hoping several of you will host a day at your market!) We hope this helps you say YES to being part of the program this year.

Here is our tentative schedule, 6 sessions in total:

Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market – May 30

Antigonish – June 27

Hubbards Farmers’ Market – Oct 31

Wolfville Farmers’ Market – Nov 28

Truro Farmers’ Market – Jan 2018

My office, Berwick, Kings County – Feb 2018

Of course, this is free to attend if your market is a member of the FMNS Cooperative, there is just a $30 supply fee required from each participant.

Based on the immense success of the 2016 Manager PD and Networking Program, we want a way for more of us to get together from various regions across the province in 2017. Please help us make this work! Building a network of colleagues is a TREMENDOUS way to build our overall movement and professionalism in Nova Scotia. Learning, thinking and problem-solving together is also a tremendous way to build our own individual capacities in our jobs.

I look forward to hearing back from you as soon as possible, and working with this group of favourite people again this coming year.